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后来

後來

hòu lái

HSK 4

afterwards, later

adverb

Example Sentences

我吃过饭，后来我去看电影。

wǒ chī guò fàn ， hòulái wǒqù kàn diànyǐng 。

I had dinner, and afterwards I went to watch a movie.

他考试不及格，后来开始努力学习。

tā kǎoshì bùjígé ， hòulái kāishǐ nǔlì xuéxí 。

He failed the exam, and later he started studying hard.

我先去公司，后来再去超市。

wǒ xiānqù gōngsī ， hòulái zàiqù chāoshì 。

I'll go to the office first, and then later go to the supermarket.

Individual Characters

back, behind, after, later

to come, to arrive, to come round

Words with similar meanings

更多用于书面语，表述上更为正式。

后面hòumiàn

更加口语化，常用在日常对话中。

Words Starting With 后

后悔hòu huǐ

to regret; to repent

后果hòu guǒ

consequences; aftermath

后代hòu dài

posterity; later periods; later ages; later generations

后勤hòu qín

后面hòu miàn

rear; back; behind; later; afterwards

Words Ending With 来

从来cóng lái

always; at all times; never (if used in negative sentence)

原来yuán lái

original; former; originally; formerly; at first; so... actually

将来jiāng lái

in the future; future; the future

本来běn lái

original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course

since (a previous event)

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